Try not to compare your career to that of non-medical friends who are doing better. The grass always looks greener. In the final analysis, I don't think there's anything I could be doing that is as satisfying, flexible in lifestyle, and still pays reasonably well for all the investment of time and money.
C'mon, real estate? Sales? Yes, the money would be nice, but the big dollars don't flow to everyone who gets into that game. As a guilty pleasure when I'm zonked I like watching that million dollar listing show. How many of those guys doing the big deals didn't get where they are through connections unavailable to most people. As for job satisfaction, I doubt you ever feel that sense of satisfaction having diagnosed something unusual and truly helping someone. Hell, I get that on a daily basis.
When I'm done with work at 5:30 pm, I'm really done and go home to the family. When I'm on vacation, which is often, I'm really off and not having to respond to emails or worry about deals or the state of financial markets, or that I'm losing business to the competition.
One buddy of mine, who trained in anesthesia, tried out real estate development for two years, more or less full time while doing some locums. He ended up deciding it wasn't worth it. This is a guy who talks business non-stop and probably should never have gone into medicine. After residency he went into business with a few partners who had experience doing high level real estate development trying to make a go of it on a smaller scale. In two years he made about $50k in profit, but to make that he ended up taking on enormous financial risk. So he went back to anesthesia.
My wife's cousin manages his own hedge fund. He makes millions of dollars per year, and lives in a $7M apartment on the upper east side of NY. That business didn't just fall into his lap. He started at a top business school, worked for B of A for many years working on mortgage bonds, and was eventually making the really big dollars. He married the daughter of one of the billionaire captains of industry (I believe Obama attended his wedding), and working that connection had no problem assembling a panel of investors for his hedge fund venture, which has been very successful. Is he happy?? Not from my point of view. He seems freakin' miserable, and is a total miser unable to enjoy the wealth he is creating for himself.
Ever read the message boards where "biglaw" lawyers and wannabes chat? I wouldn't want that life.
Be happy you're a doc, and find a better employment situation. Preferably one where you have some ownership.
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